Peter Galloway

Peter Galloway is a Clemson University graduate and Georgia-based preservationist with more than a decade of experience in historic preservation. He has led the restoration of numerous significant projects, particularly within the historic districts of Savannah, where his work is defined by careful research, craftsmanship, and adherence to period-appropriate methods and materials. One of his most notable projects involved the dismantling of an endangered circa 1693 Center Chimney house in East Hartford, Connecticut, and its meticulous reassembly near Savannah’s Forsyth Park. Galloway directed every phase of the effort—from documentation and cataloging to reconstruction—overseeing complex masonry, plasterwork, carpentry, and timber framing. Lost architectural details were reconstructed using 18th-century pattern books, including the front portico and window entablatures. In collaboration with Michiel Brouns, Peter has expanded his preservation work throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Their projects include the exterior restoration of the Wallace House in Somerville, New Jersey—General George Washington’s headquarters during the second Middlebrook encampment—where they advise on historically accurate finishes and proper execution techniques. Additional projects include a comprehensive preservation study of the c. 1791 Squire Benjamin Bosworth House (“The Castle”) in Eastford, Connecticut; advisory work on the restoration of St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church (1822) in Philadelphia; and the hands-on restoration of a Greek Revival cottage in Middletown, Connecticut, where traditional linseed oil paint and period-appropriate methods were carefully reintroduced. Most recently, Peter and Michiel have been leading the restoration of the exquisite front door surround at the George Read II House in Historic New Castle, Delaware, preserving its remarkable punch-and-gouge woodwork and ensuring the integrity of this exceptional example of early American craftsmanship.